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Woman dies, four injured in terrace collapse at French wedding party
Guests were having an early evening aperitif when the tragedy struck at the village hall. A investigation for manslaughter has been opened
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One partner’s debt can cause joint home to be seized in France
The effects of a couple's marriage regime were highlighted by a recent case in France's top appeal court
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French people are having much less sex, new poll suggests
There is an increasingly marked disinterest, it claims, citing time spent on screens and less of a feeling of ‘marital duty’ among reasons
Sky-high wedding in WWII plane after watery proposal
Adventurous couple from south of France who got engaged underwater marry in wartime DC-3 flying over home town
How do you top an underwater marriage proposal? By having the ceremony take place in a vintage aeroplane flying 500m above your home town.
The adventurous couple, from the Alpes-Maritimes town of Mandelieu-la Napoule, were married in a wartime US Air Force DC-3 that had played a role in the Normandy Landings, regional newspaper Nice Matin reports.
The plane's story is almost as interesting. After its war service, the plane passed into French army hands, and was then owned by the president of the Central African Republic before being bought by an association in southeast France - and becoming an unusual wedding venue.
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